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Laou Kai Fook perpetuates silk tradition
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DO you remember the days of “silk skirts and petticoats?” Women were proud of that rustle which gave them a feeling of well-dressed elegance that only silk could give. But petticoats have turned out to a greater extent and though we are now learning to luxuriate in taffeta again, that “silken rustle has been softened.” Nowadays we look for textures that will drape softly into frocks in which we can walk silently.
We must follow the mode, but silk is a versatile fabric lending it to every mode and every type of dress. It is the strongest of textile fabrics, and its elasticity helps garments to keep them shape and to resist erasing. The better types and grades of all silks are to be found at Laou Kai Fook at 250 Kuikiang Road, and by all means, give their things a look before definitely deciding on that Christmas frock.
For centuries, Chinese silks of lovely colors and designs have lent glamour and romance to life. And Laou Kai Fook is carrying out that tradition, offering you an amazing array of silks from which to choose.
An ancient legend, they will tell you, attributes the beginning of silk culture to a Chinese empress who cultivated the silkworms, reeled the silk fibers from their cocoons, then dyed and wove them into a lustrous fabric, with which she made it a superbly beautiful ceremonial garment for the emperor. That was over 4,000 years ago, so the story goes, and posterity has deified this noble lady as the Goddess of Silk.
Today, there are silk gowns in every wardrobe.
If necessity you must shop for silk, so when you do so at Laou Kai Fook’s you will find a wide range of qualities and prices in all sorts of silks from taffeta and lustrous lengths of satin to cut velvet and brocade.
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